Finally, after the exam, Jia Huan felt relaxed. He had carefully checked his essay. There were no typos or taboos. It seemed that there would not be much of a problem with the Dao examination this time.
The scenery on the street was also very good. Although it was late autumn, there were still osmanthus flowers blooming. The aunties on the roadside were busy picking with their daughters-in-law or daughters. The air was still filled with an alluring sweet fragrance.
Jia Lian looked at Jia Huan, who had his eyes closed, and felt a little envious. He couldn't study, but his younger brother was a good seedling.
Jia Huan quickly came back to his senses and said to Jia Lian,"Second brother, let's have a drink?”
Jia Lian naturally agreed. The two brothers found a small restaurant on the street, ordered a few side dishes, and had a delicious meal.
When Jia Huan returned home, Feng Jie sent someone to tell Jia Huan that the watermelons had bloomed.
This was what Jia Huan had repeatedly reminded him to tell him when the watermelon bloomed. People in this era did not know about pollen, so Jia Huan needed to manually pollinate. Therefore, Jia Huan repeatedly told Feng sister that she must tell him when the flowers bloomed, lest Feng sister take it lightly and miss it.
After receiving Jia Huan's repeated reminders, Sister Feng finally took it seriously. As soon as the flowers bloomed, a manager came to report. Sister Phoenix quickly asked Ping 'er to come to Pear Fragrance Courtyard to report.
Jia Huan had just finished his exams and was feeling unwell all over. Taking advantage of the alcohol, he was practicing Tai Chi all over the courtyard. In fact, he didn't know how to do it at all. He just fought randomly. When Ping 'er entered, she was shocked. Then, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed."I really didn't expect Third Master to know this.”
Jia Huan was still very respectful to Ping 'er. When he saw Ping' er coming over, he quickly straightened his clothes and asked,"Sister Ping Er, is there something you need?"
"Of course," Ping 'er replied. Second Grandmother asked me to tell you that our watermelons have blossomed.”
Jia Huan was very happy. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. What was even more gratifying was that he had just finished his Dao examination and had time now.
He then went to meet Sister Phoenix with Ping 'er.
After seeing Jia Huan, Sister Feng's attitude became even closer."Brother Huan, I'm listening to you. I'll tell you when the watermelon blossoms. I'll make it clear. If there's no harvest at the end of this year, there won't be so much money for you to play with next year.”
"Second Sister-in-law, you've forgotten." Jia Huan smiled. I'll be entering school soon. At that time, I'll have to take out a few hundred taels from everyone's pockets as a congratulatory gift.”
"If you have this silver, why don't you leave it for sister-in-law to squander?"”
Jia Huan grinned and said,"Then I'll go back and squish it for sister-in-law. It'll be a waste of time."”
Then, she lowered her voice and said,"Sister-in-law, find a few suitable people." Whether or not this watermelon could bear fruit would depend on these few days.”
"What do you mean?"”
Jia Huan said,"Once our family's watermelons come out this year, there will be people who will follow suit next year." This was normal, but planting it might not necessarily yield results. In the end, we can hide it for a year.”
Although Sister Feng was surprised, she still called a few of her roommates and followed Jia Huan to the melon field.
"What are you doing in the melon shed?" asked Sister Feng before leaving.”
"Sister-in-law, just you wait. If I don't make this trip, our watermelons will be white." Jia Huan said mysteriously.”Sister Feng rolled her eyes at Jia Huan and said,"Don't think about going out to play!”"Just trust me, sister-in-law." Jia Huan laughed.”
"Go find Zhao Laoben and ask him to bring his brothers to the fields."”
That's right, the person in charge of Feng Jie's dowry was called Zhao Laoben. Jia Huan went to the melon field with him.
Fifty acres of melon fields was a spectacular sight. The shed looked decent and had some shadows of the later generations. Jia Huan asked Zhao Laoben to gather the melon farmers and said,"The following is my secret recipe. However, I can't finish these 50 mu of land alone, so I'll let you guys have it easy. However, you must swear that you will not pass my secret recipe to anyone else.”
"Third Young Master, can't we pass it on to our own family?" An old farmer asked bravely.”
Jia Huan waved his hand and said,"It's a male, not a female!" He couldn't pass it on to his brothers and nephews anymore!”
This was not bad. Who did not want to know more? Even if it was useless, it would not be a loss to know. Under the supervision of Zhao Laoben, the melon farmers swore oaths in the name of the Jade Emperor or the Grand Supreme Elder.
Jia Huan saw that everyone had sworn an oath, so he led everyone into the first melon shed.
When they reached the melon shed, Jia Huan said,"It's very simple."”Then, he plucked a male flower and flipped the petals over the head of the flower."Just rub this head on the female flower a few times.”
Jia Huan didn't need to mention the male and female flowers, these people all recognized them. He immediately started to get busy.
It was almost late autumn outside, but it was extremely warm in the shed. Jia Huan felt that there was hope for this year's harvest. The few families began to get busy under Jia Huan's supervision. Although they did not know why they were doing this, since the master had instructed them, they would do as they were told.
After all, he was an old farmer. He did farm work very quickly.
When Jia Lian got the news, he also strolled over to watch the show. Seeing Jia Huan commanding in the melon shed, he couldn't help but laugh,"Third brother, you are quite serious."
"How can I not be serious?" Jia Huan laughed. I'm still counting on this crop of watermelons to make a comeback.”
"Can it work?" Jia Lian asked with some anticipation.”
Jia Huan said with certainty,"It can work!"”
Beside him, Zhao Lao had nothing to do, but Jia Huan did not let him idle for too long. He still had a few taels of silver in his hands, so he took out two taels and handed them to Zhao Laoben."Steward Zhao, help me prepare a few dishes.”
Steward Zhao's face was full of wrinkles as he smiled obsequiously,""Third Master thinks too highly of us.”Then, he shouted to the melon shed,"Third Master has rewarded us. Everyone will have a good meal tonight!" Let's drink two taels together!"
At that moment, everyone was even more motivated.
"Third Brother, you really know how to conduct yourself."”
Jia Huan said,"The Master said, I am not as good as Lao Pu.”Jia Lian was confused.
The sun turned from east to west, and everyone finally finished the job of pollinating. Jia Huan followed them from one greenhouse to another. Although he didn't do anything, he had to supervise them. After all, these weren't ordinary watermelons, but watermelons that were out of season. They were precious.
By the time the last greenhouse was pollinated, Zhao Laoben's wine and dishes were ready.
After seeing Jia Lian and Jia Huan nod, Old Zhao shouted,"Everyone, hurry back and pack up. We'll start the banquet in a while! Today, we have enough meat and wine!"
These poor farmers worked hard all year round and only managed to get three meals. It would be even better if they could have some surplus grain. As for meat, they could only see a little during the holidays. How could they have the opportunity to eat freely today?
A few people at the side quietly said something to Zhao Laoben. Zhao Laoben laughed and said loudly,"Third Young Master has already thought about it. Go back and bring the children and the people in the house over. It's enough!”
How could it not be enough? Although it was only two taels of silver, the purchasing power of two taels of silver was very strong. There were not many delicacies, just some simple pork, chicken, and ducks. However, these were enough to make everyone grateful. Although everyone felt that Jia Huan's greenhouse watermelons were fooling around, in the end, they did not let everyone live without food and clothing. This was the reason why everyone was willing to work hard.
Jia Huan toasted everyone and went back with Jia Lian. With him around, everyone would not have a good time eating.
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